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Statement from the National Public Health Emergency Team - Saturday 19 September

There have been no new deaths reported to the Health Protection Surveillance Centre today.

There has been a total of 1,792 COVID-19 related deaths in Ireland.

As of midnight Friday 18 September, the HPSC has been notified of 274 confirmed cases of COVID-19. There has now been a total of 32,538* confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ireland. (Validation of data at the HPSC has resulted in the denotification of 7 confirmed cases. The figure of 32,538 confirmed cases reflects this.)

Of the cases notified today:

  • 142 are men and 129 are women
  • 65% are under 45 years of age
  • 52% are confirmed to be associated with outbreaks or are close contacts of a confirmed case
  • 52 cases have been identified as community transmission
  • 166 in Dublin, 21 in Cork, 19 in Donegal, 7 in Kildare, 7 in Offaly, 6 in Waterford, 6 in Wicklow, 5 in Louth, 5 in Limerick and 5 in Meath and the remaining 27 cases are located across 12 counties

The HSE is working to identify any contacts the patients may have had to provide them with information and advice to prevent further spread.

The COVID-19 Dashboard provides up-to-date information on the key indicators of COVID-19 in the community.

ENDS

Hospital statistics

Total number of cases 32,264
Total number hospitalised 3,500
Total number admitted to ICU 457
Total number of deaths 1,535
Total number of healthcare workers 8,968
Number clusters notified 3,433
Cases associated with clusters 17,965
Median age 45
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Gender of patients

Gender Number of cases % of total
Female 17,890 55.4
Male 14,340 44.4
Unknown 34 0.1
Total 32,264
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Age range affected

Age range Number of cases Change since the day before
0 - 4 434 +6
5 - 14 889 +25
15 - 24 3,345 +59
25 - 34 5,648 +38
35 - 44 5,554 +44
45 - 54 5,501 +35
55 - 64 3,840 +15
65 - 74 2,138 +18
75 - 84 2,445 +5
85+ 2,446 +1
Unknown 24 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

How COVID-19 is spreading

Transmission classification %
Community transmission 29.4
Close contact with confirmed case 67.4
Travel abroad 2.4
Unknown 0.8
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Note:

In the event that a person tests positive for COVID-19 and hasn't been abroad or had contact with another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as community transmission.

In the event that a person who tests positive for COVID-19 can be linked to another confirmed case in Ireland, that's known as close contact.

Hospitalised cases by age group

Age range Number of cases Change since the day before
0 - 4 29 No change
5 - 14 19 No change
15 - 24 88 No change
25 - 34 212 No change
35 - 44 280 No change
45 - 54 471 +1
55 - 64 515 +2
65 - 74 624 +5
75 - 84 772 +2
85+ 489 No change
Unknown 1 No change
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

Cases by county

Note: The Health Protection Surveillance Centre have advised that in the process of validating data and reviewing addresses, county totals may change due to cases being reassigned to another county. Totals can go up or down.

County Number of cases % of total Change since the day before
Carlow 272 0.8 No change
Cavan 912 2.8 No change
Clare 519 1.6 +9
Cork 1,726 5.3 +14
Donegal 642 2 +13
Dublin 15,239 47.2 +115
Galway 593 1.8 +15
Kerry 366 1.1 +4
Kildare 2,434 7.5 +22
Kilkenny 434 1.3 No change
Laois 429 1.3 +1
Leitrim 111 0.3 -1
Limerick 895 2.8 +3
Longford 323 1 No change
Louth 959 3 +10
Mayo 623 1.9 +9
Meath 966 3 +1
Monaghan 591 1.8 No change
Offaly 681 2.1 +3
Roscommon 384 1.2 +1
Sligo 165 0.5 +3
Tipperary 755 2.3 +6
Waterford 302 0.9 +8
Westmeath 736 2.3 No change
Wexford 358 1.1 +3
Wicklow 849 2.6 +7
  • All statistics measured at midnight on Thursday 17 September.

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